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Pest Notes
- Olive Knot
- Black Scale
UC Pest Management Guidelines (UC Statewide IPM Project Web Site)
UC Cooperative Extension Cost and Return Studies
- Almonds
  Double Line Drip Irrigation. Southern San Joaquin Valley. 2016 PDF
- Almonds
  Flood Irrigated. San Joaquin Valley North. 2011. PDF
- Almonds
  Micro-sprinkler. San Joaquin Valley North. 2016. PDF
- Olive Oil
  Super High Density. San Joaquin Valley 2007. PDF
- Olives - San Joaquin Valley. 2005 PDF
- Pecans - Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley - 2005. PDF
- Pistachios
  Low Volume Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley South. 2015. PDF
- Walnuts
  Late Leafing - Lateral Bearing. San Joaquin Valley North. 2017. PDF
- Walnuts
  Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley North. 2007 PDF

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Central Sierra: El Dorado County | Master Gardener | Pests (Insects, Vertebrate, Weeds) Presentations

What is Integrated Pest Management?

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Central Sierra: El Dorado County | Master Gardener | Oaks & Pines Presentations

Oaks of El Dorado County Presentation Oaks of El Dorado County Tree Mortality Replanting for El Dorado County (2017) Books or Articles - Oaks of California (Bruce M. Pavlik, Pamela C.

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Central Sierra: El Dorado County | Master Gardener | Foothill Vegetable Planting Guide

The Foothill Vegetable Planting Guide is a two sided, laminated (if ordered for mailing) chart that displays the time-frame for planting the different varieties of vegetables that grow in our area.

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Central Sierra: El Dorado County | Master Gardener | Perennials

This article originally appeared in the October 11, 2023 Mountain Democrat A perennial plant is a gift you can give yourself that keeps giving back to you. Perennials are enduring and its fun to anticipate their return year after year. Fall is the best time to plant perennials.

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Central Sierra: El Dorado County | Master Gardener | Veggie Plant Care Tip Sheet

View or download the Veggie Plant Care Tip Sheet SEEDLING CARE LIGHT Your seedlings are partially hardened off by being outside and exposed to the sun. Continue to take them outside as long as the temperature is above 50 degrees.

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Central Sierra: El Dorado County | Master Gardener | Japanese gardens

Japanese Gardens are traditional-style gardens that have existed since the sixth to seventh centuries BC. These unique gardens embody principles of Japanese culture, religion, and reverence for beauty and the simplicity of nature.

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Central Sierra: El Dorado County | Master Gardener | Fairy Gardens

Fairy gardens and fantasy creations create bright spots of interest in your garden, captivating children and adults alike. They can be full of pixies, dragons, or dinosaurs, or perhaps have little dwellings that invite the imagination to fill them.

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Central Sierra: El Dorado County | Master Gardener | Cyclamen-Color in Winter

Cyclamen A Pop of Color in Winter By Anne Bettencourt UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County Most flowering perennials are dormant during cooler winter months.

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Central Sierra: El Dorado County | Master Gardener | Hugelkultur

Grow a garden on hard-pan, lava rock or other inhospitable surface by building a hgel first. Much less expensive than container or raised-bed gardening, hgelkultur is a traditional way to build a garden bed. Never buy bagged soil again! Build a hgel and make your own planting soil.

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Central Sierra: El Dorado County | Master Gardener | The Ultimate Raised Bed: Hügelkultur

By Pauline Atkins UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County This article originally appeared in the 4/19/23 Mountain Democrat At the Sherwood Demonstration Garden Vegetable Garden, Master Gardeners of El Dorado County volunteers assembled a Hgelkultur.

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